Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity: Confronting the Fear of Knowledge (Palgrave Critical University Studies) [1st ed. 2016] 9781137564290, 9781137564306

Academic freedom is increasingly being threatened by a stifling culture of conformity in higher education that is restri

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